Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1954 (D) at County Stadium
CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 1
MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 8 1
Successful protest caused game to be resumed on 9-24-1954 with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning and the score MIL 3 CIN 1.
Starting Lineups:
Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Braves
1. Adams 3b Bruton cf
2. McMillan ss Dittmer 2b
3. Bell cf Mathews 3b
4. Kluszewski 1b Crandall c
5. Post rf Pendleton lf
6. Merriman lf Logan ss
7. Temple 2b O'Connell 1b
8. Seminick c Metkovich rf
9. Valentine p Johnson p
REDS 1ST: Adams made an out to shortstop; McMillan flied out to
center; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Bruton grounded out (first unassisted); Dittmer
flied out to left; Seminick dropped a foul fly hit by Mathews
for an error; Mathews made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
REDS 2ND: Kluszewski struck out; Post was called out on strikes;
Merriman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Crandall struck out; Pendleton flied out to left;
Logan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
REDS 3RD: Temple singled; Temple stole second; Seminick struck
out; Valentine struck out; Adams popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: O'Connell flied out to right; Metkovich made an out
to pitcher; Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.
REDS 4TH: McMillan singled; Bell made an out to catcher;
Kluszewski walked [McMillan to second]; Post walked [McMillan to
third, Kluszewski to second]; Merriman hit a sacrifice fly to
center [McMillan scored]; Temple flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Bruton flied out to left; Dittmer singled; Mathews
flied out to center; Crandall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
REDS 5TH: Seminick struck out; Valentine struck out; Adams flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Pendleton grounded out (third to first); Logan flied
out to left; O'Connell walked; Metkovich grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
REDS 6TH: McMillan made an out to second; Bell singled;
Kluszewski struck out; Post singled [Bell out at third (left to
third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Bruton flied out
to left; Dittmer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 0.
REDS 7TH: Merriman singled; Temple hit into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Merriman out at second]; Seminick made an
out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Mathews made an out to second; Crandall flied out to
left; Pendleton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 0.
REDS 8TH: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Adams
grounded out (third to first); McMillan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 8TH: Logan singled; O'Connell singled [Logan to second];
Metkovich flied out to right; WHITE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; White
singled [O'Connell to second, Logan scored]; Bruton singled
[White to second, O'Connell to third]; Dittmer struck out;
Mathews singled [Bruton to second, White scored, O'Connell
scored]; Crandall struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1,
Braves 3.
REDS 9TH: SPAHN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Bell walked;
Kluszewski made an out to catcher; Post walked [Bell to second];
BORKOWSKI BATTED FOR MERRIMAN; Borkowski struck out while Bell
advanced to third and Post advanced to second on a wild
pitch; Bob Borkowski swung at a wild pitch by Warren Spahn
for the third strike; Del Crandall raced for the ball and threw
too late to Eddie Mathews to get Gus Bell; although
automatically out, Borkowski ran to 1B; Mathews' throw hit
Borkowski and rolled into RF; Bell and Wally Post scored; the
umpires ruled Bell was out because Borkowski had illegally drawn
a throw; the Reds protested the game, which was upheld; the game
was resumed on 9/24 preceding the scheduled game with the
Cardinals; JOLLY REPLACED SPAHN (PITCHING); ESCALERA RAN FOR
POST; Temple singled [Escalera scored (error by Bruton)
(unearned) (no RBI), Bell scored]; Seminick was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3.
BRAVES 9TH: BORKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ESCALERA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SMITH REPLACED VALENTINE
(PITCHING); Pendleton singled; Logan out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Pendleton to second]; O'Connell walked;
Metkovich singled [O'Connell to second, Pendleton scored]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Reds 3 6 1 5
Braves 4 8 1 6
